NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs).
PCB results in the NYC Response database includes Aroclors, PCBs-Totals, and individual PCB
Congener BZ #s. Aroclor 1254 and Aroclor 1260 results from the WTC database reveal high levels of
Aroclor 1260 in several bulk dust samples from several sampling sites. Three (3) of the ten (10) Aroclor
1260 samples listed in Table 12 were found to contain Aroclor 1260 at levels greater than 1000 mg/Kg
(ppm). The four (4) samples from September 16' contained the highest concentrations. Aroclor 1254
results were generally lower or not detected. Other Aroclors, including 1221, 1234, 1242, and 1248,
were reported as not detected.
Total PCBs in two (2) bulk dust samples from October 10 were also reported. The reason for the
difference between the Aroclor 1260 and PCB-Total results is not known.
Table 12. Bulk Dust Samples Aroclor 1260 and Aroclor 1254 Results
Units: ug/Kg (ppb)
F Sept 11
fit..... .
Warren St & West Broadway 190
1154
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na na
Greenwich St & Warren St <65 340 na
Hudson St & Reade St 440 1100 na
Murray St & West St 590 910 na
Sept 16 Albany St & West St (WTC) nd 1,400,000 na
Battery Pk & 21 d Pt nd 1,600,000 na
North End & Park Pl nd 1,100,000 na
Park Place & West Broadway nd 159,000 na
Sept 26 110 Greenwich St <740 <740 na
Oct 10 22 Cortlandt 550 1,200 923
600 Gateway Plaza 170 1,500 441
Five (5) Aroclor 1260 and 1254 drinking water sample results are also listed in the database. In all
five (5) samples, the Aroclors were not detected at 0.05 MCG/L. Thirteen (13) other water samples
identified as 'SS-IFO' at various street locations were also analyzed for Aroclors 1254 and 1260. The
results for these samples range from 0.16 ug/L to 0.19 ug/L with no detect status indicated. No PCBs-
Totals for any water samples were found.
PCB Congener data for water samples was also found in the NYC Response database. In the case of
PCB Congener BZ #100, eleven (11) water samples were analyzed. Results range from 0.0051 ug/L to
0.0059 ug/L with no sample location or detect status listed. Similar results for several other PCB
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